Scalpers are already trying to rip off gamers by flipping RTX 5090 graphics cards they don't actually have for up to $7,000
The problem with the 5090 is that it uses carried-over N4 silicon, the same production node as the 4090. That's limited Nvidia's ability to scale the performance, what with the GB202 GPU inside the 5090 basically hitting the physical size limit, known as maximum reticle size, for a GPU die design at manufacturer TSMC.